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出版社：武汉市：湖北教育出版社
ISBN：7535126316
出版时间：2001
标注页数：932页
文件大小：33MB
文件页数：985页
主题词：英语(学科: 典故) 英语典故

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图书目录

A good Jack makes a good jill1

a little bird told me1

A rolling stone gathers no moss2

A tree is known by its fruit2

Aaron s serpent3

Abbott and Costello3

Abington s cap3

abominable no-man4

above board4

above the salt4

accomplishment of Perseus5

Absalom s hair5

according to Cocker6

according to Hoyle6

ace in the hole7

Achilles heel7

Achilles shield8

Achilles spear8

acid test8

acknowledge the com8

across the board9

Adam9

add insult to injury10

Adam s son10

Adam s profession10

Adam s ale10

Adam s apple10

Admirable Crichton11

Adonis11

affluent society12

after dinner,mustard12

after me the deluge13

after one s (own) heart13

against the grain13

age/years of discretion14

Ahab14

Agamemnon14

Aholah and Aholibah15

Ajax15

Aladdin s lamp15

Alaska Purchase16

Alasnam s mirror16

albatross16

Albert Einstein17

Alcatraz17

Alexander and the Robber18

Alice-in-wonderland18

alive and kicking18

All his geese are swans19

all in all19

all hands and the cook19

All is fish that comes to one s net20

All men are created equal20

all my eye (and Betty Martin)20

all quiet on the westem front21

All roads lead to Rome21

(all)shipshape and Bristol fashion22

all systems go22

all talk and no cider22

All that glitters is not gold23

All the world s a stage23

all wool and a yard wide24

all thumbs24

all things to all men24

All-American25

almighty dollar25

Alnaschar s dream25

Alphonse and Gaston26

Al(phonse)Capone26

alpha and omega27

also-ran27

Althaea s brand27

Am I my brother s keeper28

Amazon28

American dream29

ambulance chaser29

ambitious as Phaethon29

Amphitryon30

An American Tragedy30

An apple a day keeps the doctor away30

anchor31

Androcles and the Lion31

Andy Hardy31

Andy Warhol32

Angelo32

angry young man33

Annapolis33

Annie Oakley33

another pair of shoes34

Another course would have done it34

another cup of tea34

another Richmond in the field35

answer a fool according to his folly35

(The)answer s a lemon36

Antaeus36

any port in a storm36

AOK37

A137

Aphrodite38

Apollo38

appeal from philip drunk to Philip sober38

apple of love39

apple of discord39

applaud sb. to the echo39

apple of sb. s eye40

apple of Sodom40

apple-pie order41

apple-polish(polisher)41

apples and oranges41

April fool42

April is the cruelest month42

Arabian Nights43

Arcadia43

Argus44

Ariadne s thread44

Archie Bunker44

(The) ark rested on Mt.Ararat45

Amageddon45

armchair general45

armed to the teeth46

arrogance of power46

arsenal of democracy46

Artful Dodger47

as American as apple pie47

(as) blind as a bat48

as Cephalus to Procris48

(as) clear as a bell48

(as) different as chalk from cheese49

as dead as Queen Anne49

(as) cold as chairty49

(as) drunk as a lord50

(as) dull as ditch-water50

(as) fit as a fiddle50

as fresh as new paint51

As goes Maine, so goes the Union51

as good as George-a-Green51

as merry/lively as a cricket52

as one man52

(as) pleased as Punch52

(as) poor as a church mouse52

as shrewd as snakes and innocent as doves53

(as) poor as Lazarus53

as shy as Daphne54

(as) sure as eggs is eggs54

as the crow flies54

as the sparks fly upward55

(as) thick as thieves55

(as) wet as a drowned rat55

Asclepius56

ask for bread and be given a stone56

ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country56

asleep at the switch57

asphalt jungle57

ass in a lion s skin58

ass and the frogs58

ass and the wolf58

ass , the fox , and the lion59

(The) ass wags his ears59

assembly line59

Astraea s time59

at a loose end60

at loggerheads60

at one (fell) swoop60

at one s wit s end61

at sea61

at the drop of a hat62

at sixes and sevens62

at the eleventh hour63

at the end of one s tether/rope63

at the top of the tree64

Ate s malpractice64

Athena64

athlete s foot65

Atlas65

Attic salt65

Attica66

Augean stable(s)66

auld lang syne67

Aunt Sally67

Augustan Age67

Auschwitz68

ax(e) to grind68

Babbitt69

babe in the wood(s)69

Babel70

baby boom70

baby kisser70

Bacchus71

Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune71

back from Boot Hill72

back street72

back and fill72

back to square one73

back to the salt mines73

backroom boys73

backseat driver74

backstairs gossip74

backstairs influence74

bad hat75

badger game75

Baedeker76

bag and baggage76

bag of bones76

baker s dozen76

bald eagle77

squeeze play77

Balaam s ass77

banana oil78

bald knight78

baloney78

Band-Aid79

bandy words79

baptism of fire79

Barbie Doll80

Bardolph80

bark up the wrong tree80

Barmecide feast81

barnstorm81

basket case82

bat and the weasels82

bat a thousand82

Bataan Death March83

Bath chair83

Batman83

batting average83

battle of books84

Battle of the Bulge84

battle royal84

Bay of Pigs85

be a Diana85

be blown across/over the creek86

be a Jason86

be condemned out of one s own mouth87

be/come from Missouri87

be called to the bar/Bar87

be left holding the bag88

be left in the basket88

be the captain of one s soul89

beam in one s own eye89

bear a Bellerophon letter89

bear and the tea-kettle90

bear and the two travellers90

bear garden90

bear s service91

bear/carry/take one s cross91

bear the bell91

bear/carry off the palm92

beard the lion in his den92

beat about/around the bush92

beat generation93

beat swords into plowshares93

beat the air94

beat the bushes94

beat to the punch94

Beauty is only skin deep95

Beatles95

Beauty and the Beast95

beauty spot96

Becky Sharp96

beauty sleep96

bed of roses97

bee line97

beef97

beef up98

beer and skittles98

before one can say Jack Robinson98

beggar description99

before the mast99

before the Flood99

behind the eightball100

behind the scenes100

believe it or not101

bell, book and candle101

bell the cat101

below the belt102

bench warmer102

bend the bow of Ulysses103

Benedict Amold103

Benjamin s mess103

better hole104

best bib and tucker104

bet one s bottom dollar104

between Scylla and Charybdis105

between cup and lip105

between the devil and the deep (blue) sea106

between wind and water106

between you and me and the post/bed-post106

beyond the pale107

Bible belt107

Big Apple107

Big Brother108

Big Ben108

Big Bang108

big enchilada109

big stick109

big wheel109

bigwig109

Bill Sikes110

Billingsgate110

bird of ill omen110

bite the bullet111

birthday suit111

bite one s thumb at111

bite off more than one can chew111

bite the dust112

bite the hand that feeds (one)112

Black Hand113

black hole113

bitter pill (for sb.) (to swallow)113

Black Friday113

black humour114

black letter day114

Black Maria114

Black Monday115

black sheep115

blaze a trail115

bleed white116

blind leading the blind116

blindmen s dinner117

blitz/blitzkrieg117

blindman s holiday117

blood and iron policy118

Blood is thicker than water118

blood of the Grograms118

blood, toil, tears and sweat119

Bloody Mary119

blow hot and cold119

blow one s own hom/trumpet120

blow/let off steam120

blue bird121

blue blood121

blow one s top121

blue chip122

blue gown122

blue jeans122

blue Monday122

blue ribbon123

Bluebeard123

bluestocking123

Bob s your uncle124

boat people124

boasting traveller124

bone of contention125

bone of the bone and flesh of the flesh125

bone to pick125

booby trap126

(The) boot is on the other foot/leg126

born in /to the purple126

born with a silver spoon in one s mouth127

borrowed plumes127

bottom line128

Bowdlerize128

Bostan Strangler128

Bostany Bay128

boy and the filberts129

Box and Cox129

Boxing Day129

Boycott130

Braggadocio130

Boy Scout130

brain drain131

brain trust131

brand from the burning131

brass farthing132

Brave New World132

breach of promise132

bread-and-butter letter133

break a leg133

break the ice134

break bread with sb134

break Priscian s head134

Brevity is the soul of wit135

bring down the house135

bring home the bacon136

bring sth. to light136

British Lion137

Broadway137

Brobdingnagian137

broken reed138

Brownie point138

brown study138

Brother Jonathan138

Brutus139

Bruce and Spider139

Brummagem jewelry139

buck stops here140

Buckingham Palace140

Buck Rogers140

Buckley s chance141

bug in one s ear141

build on sand141

bull in a china shop142

bull and the goat142

bull of Bashan143

bundle of sticks143

Buridan s ass143

Bumble143

Bruke144

burn one s boats/bridges144

burn the candle at both ends145

burn the midnight oil145

burn with a low blue flame145

bury one s head in the sand145

bury the hatchet/tomahawk146

busman s holiday146

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep147

butterflies in one s stomach147

but a pig in a poke148

buy the farm148

buttonhole148

by a long chalk149

by and large149

by hook or by crook149

by the book150

by the cut of sb. s jib150

by the grapevine151

by the skin of one s teeth151

cackling geese152

C152

cabin fever152

Cadillac153

Cadmean victory153

Caesar s wife154

Cain154

Cake is dough155

cakes and ale155

Caliban155

Call a spade a spade156

call over the coals156

call sb. s bluff156

Camille157

(The) camel going to seek hom lost his ear157

Camelot157

Can the leopard change his spots158

Canaan158

can of worms158

cancer stick159

canned laughter159

can t hold a candle to159

Canterbury Story160

can t make a silk purse out of a sow s ear160

Cap-and-Gown Affair161

cap in hand161

cap and bells161

cap of liberty162

Captain Kidd162

Care killed a cat162

carpetbagger163

carpet-biter163

carrot and stick163

carry coals to Newcastle164

carry coals164

carry owls to Athens165

carry off meat from the graves165

carry off the palm165

Casabianca166

carry the ball166

carry the / a torch166

case the joint167

cash flow (problem)167

Casanova167

cask of Danaides168

Cassandra168

Cassius169

cast one s bread upon the waters169

cast pearls before swine170

cast sth. in one s teeth170

cast/throw the first stone170

castles in the air171

castles in Spain171

cat and the cock172

Cat has nine lives172

Cat may look at a king172

cat s paw173

catbird seat173

catch the golden ring174

catch as catch can174

catch a Tartar174

Catch-22175

caviar(e) to the general175

chair days176

(The) centre cannot hold176

chalk up177

Challenger177

chance one s arm177

change from Saul into Paul178

change horses in midstream178

Chaplinesque179

change of scene179

change like Proteus179

Chappaquiddick180

character issue180

Charites181

charles Addams181

chastise with scorpions181

chauvinism182

Checkers182

checkmate183

cheer sb. to the echo183

cherish a serpent in one s bosom184

chestnut184

chew the fat184

chew out185

chicken in every pot185

Chimaera186

Chinaman s chance186

Chinese puzzle186

Child Harold186

chip in187

chip of /off the old block187

chip on one s shoulder188

choose that gook part188

cigar store Indian188

Cinderella189

circle the wagons189

circumlocution office190

civil illiterary190

clay pigeon191

clean as a whistle191

clean bill of health191

clean hands191

Cleanliness is next to godliness192

cleanse the Augean stables192

clear the decks193

clear the final hurdle193

Cleopatra193

cliffhanger194

Cleopatra and her pearl194

Cleopatra s nose194

climb Pamassus195

climb/jump on the bandwagon195

clone196

close as a clam196

close ranks196

cloud nine197

cloven foot/hoof197

coast is clear197

(The) cobbler must stick to his last198

cock and bull story198

Collyer brothers199

cold shoulder199

cold war199

Colonel Blimp200

Columbus s egg200

come a cropper201

come apart at the seams201

come hat in hand201

come to light202

come (up) to (the) scratch202

Comparisons are odious203

Comstock203

comeback kid203

come Yorkshire over sb.203

cook sb. s goose204

cool204

cool as a cucumber205

cool one s heels205

coonskin on the wall205

copperhead206

Cordelia s gift206

corn in Egypt206

comer the market207

comerstone207

count noses208

corridors of power208

Comwall208

count one s chickens before they are hatched209

countdown209

counted out210

countenance fell210

counterculture210

covenant of salt211

Coventry blue211

Cowards die many times before their deaths211

Crackerjack212

creations of Cadmus212

crocodile tears213

cross213

cross one s fingers214

cross one s heart214

cross as two sticks214

cross/pass the Rubicon215

cross the Great Divide215

cross swords with215

cross the Stygian ferry216

crown of thoms216

cry/ ask for the moon217

cry one s eyes out217

cry wolf218

cry roast meat218

cry over the spilt milk218

cupboard love219

cudgel one s brains219

Cupid shoots so trim220

Cupid s golden arrow220

curate s egg220

curious as Lot s wife221

curled darlings221

curry favour222

curtain lectures222

cut a dido223

cut and dried223

cut no ice224

cut and run224

cut blocks with a razor224

cut of sb. s jib225

cut one s stick225

cut the coat according to the cloth226

cut the Gordian knot226

cut to the quick227

cut the mustard227

D229

daily bread229

daily dozen229

Dame Partington and her mop229

Damon and Pythias230

dance attendance on /upon sb.230

dance on a volcano231

Daniel come to judgement231

Daniel in the den of lions231

Daphnis232

Daphnis and Chloe232

Darby and Joan232

dark horse233

dark meat233

Darth Vader233

daughter of Eve234

daughter of the horseleech234

David234

David and Jonathan235

Davy Jones s locker235

day that will live in infamy236

D-day236

dead as a door-nail237

dead end kids237

Dead Sea fruit237

dead soldier238

deadline238

deaf as an adder239

Dear John letter239

deadpan239

The deck is stacked against sb.240

debategate240

debug240

Delilah241

Delphic oracles241

Deep Throat241

depart from evil,and do good242

despise pride with a greater pride242

devil can cite Scripture for his purpose242

devil to pay242

devil s advocate243

Diana243

Diana of the Ephesians243

didn t lay a golve on244

(The) die is cast244

diehard244

dig up the hatchet245

Dillinger245

Dilsey245

dine with Duke Humphrey246

disc jockey246

discretion is the better part of valour247

Disneyland247

divide garments by casting lots247

do a number on sb.248

do as you want to be done by248

do in Rome as the Romans do249

do it up brown249

dog and the cook249

dog and the shadow249

dog days250

dog in the manger250

doggie bag251

dog-ear251

Dogberry251

Don Juan252

domino effect252

dollar diplomacy252

Don Quixote253

donkey s years253

Donnybrook254

don t call us , we ll call you254

donkey-work254

don t make any graven image255

dot the /one s i s and cross the /one s t s255

double-edged sword256

double dome256

double in brass256

double jeopardy257

doublethink257

doubting Thomas258

doves and hawks258

down for the count259

dove of peace259

down and out259

down to the wire260

down in the dumps260

down the aisle260

Down Under261

Downing Street261

Dr.Fell261

Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde262

Draconian law262

Dragon Lady263

draw a blank263

draw a bow at a venture263

draw a /the line264

draw Dun out of the mire264

draw sb. s teeth264

draw the longbow265

draw the wool over sb. s eye265

dress to the nines266

drink hemlock266

drop in the bucket/ocean267

drink like a fish267

drive out of the temple267

drop one s guard268

drop the other shoe268

drop the pilot268

(A)drowning man will catch at a straw269

drumstick269

dry behind the ears269

duck soup270

(A) dump man never gets land270

Dunkirk evacuation270

dust and ashes271

Dutch bargain271

Dutch concert272

Dutch courage272

Dutch defense272

Dutch feast273

Dying Swan273

Dutch treat273

E274

eager beaver274

earmark274

eat crow275

eat high on / off the hog275

eat humble pie275

eat no fish276

eat one s cake and have it too276

eat one s heart out277

eat one s own flesh277

eat out of sb. s hand278

eat sb. out of house and home278

eat sb. s salt278

eat the fat of the land279

eat the fruit of one s own doings279

Eden garden280

Echo280

eat the leek280

egghead281

Edsel281

El Dorado282

elbow grease282

Egyptian darkness282

elbow room283

Elmer Gantry283

eloquence of Aaron283

emperor s new clothes284

empty nester284

empty suit285

end run285

Endymion285

enough to make a cat speak286

enough to make the angels weep286

enter the lists287

entertain angels/an angel unawares287

era of the common man288

Eros288

epicure288

Eureka289

Eve289

even Steven290

Every dog has his day290

Everyone for himself and the devil take the hindmost291

ewe lamb291

eye for eye292

eye-opener292

Fabian policy/tactics293

face the music293

F293

Fagin294

fail-safe294

fair deal294

fair-haired boy295

fairy money295

fall between two stools295

fall by the wayside296

fall from grace296

fall of Jericho297

fall guy297

fall into Tartarus297

fall on one s feet298

fall on one s sword298

fall on stony ground298

fall to the ground299

fallout299

family skeleton300

Falstaff300

Fanny Adams301

farmer and the snake301

farmer and sons301

fasten your seat belts301

fat cat302

(The) fat is in the fire302

Faustian spirit302

fear the Jews303

favorite son303

feast of Lucullus304

feast or a famine304

feather in one s cap304

feather one s nest305

feet of clay305

fiddle while Rome bums306

field of blood306

fifth column307

Fifth Avenue307

fifth wheel308

fig leaf308

fight like Kilkenny cats308

fight with the gloves off (on)309

fight (with) windmills309

fill the bill310

filthy lucre310

find the length of one s foot311

final solution311

find the bean in the cake311

find a true bill311

finish Aladdin s window312

Fine feathers make fine birds312

finishing touch313

Fire and Ice313

fireside chat313

first string314

fish in troubled waters314

fish or cut bait315

fish out of water315

fish story315

fit to a T316

fix sb. s wagon316

flagship317

flash in the pan317

flea in one s ear317

Fleet marriage318

Fleet Street318

flea market318

flesh-pots of Egypt319

flies and the honey pot319

flitch of Dunmow319

flog a dead horse320

Florence Nightingale320

flourish like the green bay tree321

flower child321

flower power321

flutter the dovecotes322

fly a kite322

fly in the ointment323

fly off the handle323

fly on the coach-wheel324

fly the coop324

Foggy Bottom324

fool s bolt is soon shot325

follow one s nose325

follow suit325

for a song326

forbidden fruit326

forget-me-not326

forgotten man327

forlom hope327

Fort Knox327

foul play328

foul ball328

forty winks328

four-letter words329

Fourth of July Speech329

Frankenstein330

Fred Astaire330

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers330

free lance331

free lunch331

freedom of Pan331

friends in high places332

Freudian slip332

Friday the thirteenth332

from China to Peru333

from Dan to Beersheba333

from hand to mouth333

from his foot Hercules334

from pillar to post334

from Saul to Paul335

from the housetops335

full court press336

full of beans336

funny bone336

G338

gall and wormwood338

galf of bitterness338

(The) game is not worth the candle338

Garrison finish339

(The) game is up339

game plan339

gay Lothario340

Gary Cooper340

Gascony340

Gatsby340

Gentleman s Agreement341

gaze into the crystal ball341

generation gap341

gerrymander342

Gestapo342

get cold feet343

get down to brass tacks343

get it in the neck343

get on one s high horse344

get sb. by the short hairs344

get sb. s goat344

get the ax(e)345

get the brass ring345

get the drop on345

get the hook346

get the sack346

get the short end of the stick346

get to /reach first base347

get up on the wrong side of the bed347

ghost walks347

Gibson girl348

gift of the Magi348

gild/paint the lily349

gild the pill349

gird (up) one s loins350

give a lick and a promise350

give a taste of one s quality350

give a wide berth351

give an edge to351

give and take351

give pause352

give one the old college try352

Give me where to stand , and I will move the world352

give sb. the wall353

give sb. the raspberry353

give sb. the axe353

give the thumbs down354

give up the ghost354

give them hell354

glove money355

gnash one s teeth355

go balcheaded for sth./sb.355

go berserk356

go by the board356

go down like ninepins357

go Dutch357

go for it357

go from strength to strength358

go hard with sb.358

go over the top359

go one better359

go on the stump359

go the whole hog360

go the distance360

go the way of all flesh360

go through fire and water361

go to Bath361

go to Halifax361

go to Jericho362

go to one s account362

go to pot363

go/run to seed363

go to one s long/last home363

go to the dogs364

go to the wall364

go to town364

go west365

go where the woodbine twineth365

God helps those who help themselves365

godfather366

God tempers the wind to the shom lamb366

goldorick367

Godot367

Gog and Magog367

golden calf368

golden fleece368

golden shower368

Golden State369

Goliath369

gone coon369

gone for a Burton370

gone with the wind370

good Samaritan371

Good wine needs no bush371

Gorgon372

go-to guy372

graffito372

grain of mustard seed372

Grand Prix373

Grand Central Station373

grasp the nettle374

grandstand play374

grass roots375

grass window375

gravy train375

Great Depression376

great gulf fixed376

great leap forward376

Great White Hope377

Great Scott377

Great White Father377

Greek gift(s)378

Green Beret378

Green-eyed monster378

green thumb379

green with envy379

Greyhound Therapy380

Gretna Green marriage380

Greenwich Village380

grin like a Cheshire cat381

grind the face of sb.381

ground rule382

Grub Street382

guinea pig382

Gulliver and Lilliputians382

gung-ho383

guns before butter383

Haight-Ashbury384

hair of the dog (that bit you)384

hair stand on end384

H384

Hairy Ape385

halcyon days385

half seas over386

ham actor386

Hamlet386

hand in glove387

hand on the torch387

hand to mouth388

hand over fist388

hands down389

handwriting on the wall389

hang by a thread389

hang in there390

hang me in a bottle like a cat390

hang up the gloves391

hang over one s head391

hang one s harp on the willows391

happy as a clam392

happy hunting ground392

happy warrior392

hard hat393

hare and the hound393

Harmonia s necklace394

Harlem394

Harley Street394

hare and the tortoise394

hat trick395

hatchet man395

haul over the coals395

Harpagon395

have a bee in one s bonnet396

have a bone to pick with sb.396

have a chip on one s shoulder397

have a frog in one s/the throat397

have a field day397

have a good innings398

have a green bonnet398

have a hunch that398

have a memory like an elephant398

have a screw loose399

have/hold(all) the cards (in one s hand/hands)399

have kissed the Blarney stone400

have itching ears400

have an ear to the ground400

have many irons in the fire401

have one over the eight401

have one s foot on sb. s neck401

have sb. on the hip402

have/keep sth.up one s sleeve402

have the ball at one s feet403

have the upper hand403

have two strikes against(one)403

haymaker404

have two strings to one s bow404

have windmills in one s head404

He who has ears, let him hear405

heap coals of fire on sb. s head405

heap Pelion upon Ossa406

Heart of Darkness406

Hearts and Flowers406

Helen407

Hector407

heavy hitter407

Helicon408

hellenistic romance408

hell for leather408

Hello409

Hemingway code409

Hemingway style409

hen and the golden eggs409

Herculean410

Hercules s choice410

Hermes410

Hermes fire411

Hero and Leander411

hide one s light under a bushel411

high flyer412

high horse412

hippies413

High Noon413

high jinks413

Hippocratic oath414

hit below the belt414

hit list414

hit on all six415

Hitchcock415

Hitler415

Hogarth s line416

hoe one s own row416

Hobson s choice416

hoist with one s own petard417

hold one s horses417

hold out the olive branch417

hold the bag418

hold the belt419

hold the fort419

hold water419

Hollywood420

Hellow Men420

hole and comer420

Holy Grail421

Hollywood Ten421

Holocaust421

Holy League422

Holy Willie422

Homeric laughter422

Homer sometimes nods423

honeymoon423

honest lndian423

Hoover424

Hooverville424

Horatius at the bridge425

hom of plenty425

horse of another colour425

horse opera426

horseshoe426

Houdini427

hot line427

hostage to fortune427

Howard Beach428

huff and puff428

Humphrey Bogart428

hundred days428

Hurstwood429

Hyde Park s democracy429

I bring you good tidings of great joy430

I am in control here430

I am a Dutchman430

I430

I do not choose to run431

I have a dream431

I must put on my conjuring cap432

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden432

Iacocca lee A432

Iago432

If he be angry, he knows how to turn his girdle433

Icarus433

ice-skate in hell433

If it s Tuesday, this must be Belgiun434

If the mountain will not come to Mohammed434

If winter comes , can spring be far behind434

If you can t stand the heat , stay out of the kitchen435

I m all right , Jack435

I m from Missouri435

Importance of Being Eamest436

improve each/the shining hour436

in a box437

in a nutshell437

in a pickle437

in a Pickwickian sense438

in Abraharn s bosom438

in Carey street438

in fine feather439

in deep water (s)439

in clover439

in good set terms440

in low water440

in one s black books441

in one s good books441

in one s heart of hearts441

in sackcloth and ashes442

in one s right mind442

in one s mind s eye442

in seven-league(d) boots443

in stitches443

in the altogether444

in the arms of Morpheus444

in the ballpark445

in the buff445

in the doghouse445

in the homestretch446

in the groove446

in the doldrums446

in the driver s seat446

in the limelight447

in the long run447

in the red447

in the seventh heaven448

in the sweat of one s face448

Indian449

in the twinkling of an eye449

in the van449

Indian file450

Indian giver450

Indian summer450

Innisfree451

Innocents Abroad451

inside the Beltway452

interrogation of the old man452

k475

Kafkaesque475

kangaroo court475

Karate476

keep an ace up one s sleeve476

keep banker s hours476

keep body and soul together476

keep one s fingers crossed477

keep one s head above water477

keep one s shirt on478

keep one s pecker up478

keep one s powder dry478

keep the ball rolling479

keep the wolf from the door479

keep up with the Joneses480

Kent State480

Kentish fire480

kettle of fish480

keynote speech481

KGB481

kick against the pricks481

kick sb. upstairs482

kick the bucket482

kill the fatted calf483

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs483

kill with kindness484

killing Fields484

Kilroy was here485

Kim485

kindness of strangers485

King Arthur486

King Caucus486

King Charles s head486

King Kong487

King Lear487

King stork487

Kingdom of the lion488

King s English488

kiss the rod489

knight of the rueful countenance489

knock off work489

knock on wood490

knocked into a cocked hat490

knockout490

know the ropes491

Know a hawk from a hamdsaw491

know sb./sth. like a book491

know which side one s bread is buttered (on)492

Knowledge is power492

knuckle down492

L494

labour of Hercules494

labour of love494

labour of Sisyphus495

laconic reply495

Lady Bountiful496

Lady Chatterley496

Lady Codiva496

Lady Macbeth497

Lady of Babylon497

lady-or-tigar situation498

lame duck498

land of milk and honey498

land of Nod499

land of the midnight sun499

last but not least500

land of Promise500

land-office business500

(the) last Mohegan/Mohican501

last hurrah501

last straw502

last supper502

Laurel and Hardy503

law of the Medes and Persians503

lay a flattering unction to one s soul504

lay an egg504

lay pipe505

lay up in a napkin505

Lazarus505

lead a charmed life506

lazy as Lawrence506

lead by the nose507

lead apes in hell507

lead with one s chin508

leap of faith508

leathemeck508

leave no stone unturned508

leave sb. flat509

leave sb. in the lurch509

Lebanon510

left-handed compliment510

left-handed marriage510

Lennie511

leonine contract511

let George do it511

let the cat out of the bag512

let sleeping dogs lie512

let one s hair down512

let the dead bury their dead513

letter of Uriah513

Leviathan514

lie in one s throat514

Life is a Dream515

life of Riley515

lightweight516

light year516

like a house on fire516

like/as a thief in the night517

like a red rag to a bull517

like a Trojan518

like Hamlet without the Prince( of Denmark)518

like sixty518

like the Black Hole of Calcutta519

line one s (own) pockets519

lion and the farmer520

lion and the hare520

lion and the frog520

lion and the fox520

lion and the mouse521

lion in the way/path521

lionize521

lion s provider522

lion s share522

lion，the bear，and the fox522

lion，the fox，and the ass523

litmus test523

Little Rock523

live like fighting cocks523

loaves and fishes524

lobster shift524

lock，stock and barrel525

logroll525

London Bridge526

Lolita526

Lombard526

long row to hoe527

Lone Ranger527

lone wolf527

look to one s laurels528

loose cannon528

look a gift horse in the mouth528

Lord Jim529

lose face529

Lost Generation529

lost sheep530

lotus eaters530

love is (as)strong as death531

Love me，love my dog531

low blow532

lunatic fringe532

Lydford law532

Lynch law533

Macbeth534

Machintosh534

macaroni534

M534

mad as a hatter535

mad as a March hare535

Madison Avenue535

Madison Avenue techniques536

Mae West536

Mafia536

Maginot Line537

magic carpet537

magic bullet537

Main Street538

make a pass at538

make bricks without straw538

make do and mend539

make hay of539

make light of540

make no bones about540

make the fur fly541

make the big league/major leagues541

make rings round sb.541

Malvolio542

man and boy542

make things hum542

man for all seasons543

man Friday543

man of straw544

man on horseback544

(the) man who came to dinner544

manna545

Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot in his bow545

many ways to skin a cat546

marathon546

mare s nest546

Marie Curie547

Marilyn Monroe547

mark time547

Marshall Plan548

marriage knot548

(the) Mars people land548

Marlboro Man548

maverick549

May pole549

play by ear549

McCarthyism550

me generation550

me Tarzan，you Jane551

Measure for Measure551

Mecca551

Medea s kettle552

meet one in the Duke s Walk552

meet one s Waterloo552

melting pot553

merchant of death553

Merry Wives of Windsor554

Micky Mouse554

Mercury fig554

Mickey Finn554

Micawber555

Midas555

Midas touch556

midsummer madness556

milk for the Hottentots556

mind one s P s and Q s557

milk of human kindness557

mind the store558

minute-man558

mistake the shadow for substance559

Model T559

Modest Proposal559

moment of truth560

Mona Lisa smile560

Monday-morning quarterback560

monkey business561

Money has no smell561